Quran 38:36 — Saad, verse 36
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
So We gave him power over the wind, which at his request ran gently wherever he willed,
فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ الرِّيحَ تَجْرِي بِأَمْرِهِ رُخَاءً حَيْثُ أَصَابَ
fasakharnā lahu l-rīḥa tajrī bi-amrihi rukhāan ḥaythu aṣāba
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- So We subjected to him the wind, that ran at his commandment, softly, wherever he might light on,
- Muhammad Asad
- And so We made subservient to him the wind, so that it gently sped at his behest whithersoever he willed,
- Sahih International
- So We subjected to him the wind blowing by his command, gently, wherever he directed,
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَسَخَّرْنَاfasakharnā | Then We subjected | سخر |
| 2 | لَهُlahu | to him | — |
| 3 | ٱلرِّيحَl-rīḥa | the wind | روح |
| 4 | تَجْرِىtajrī | to flow | جري |
| 5 | بِأَمْرِهِۦbi-amrihi | by his command | أمر |
| 6 | رُخَآءًrukhāan | gently | رخو |
| 7 | حَيْثُḥaythu | wherever | حيث |
| 8 | أَصَابَaṣāba | he directed | صوب |